Donna Maria is an entrepreneur mentor, the founder and CEO of the Indie Business Network, and the host of the Indie Business Podcast and the Indie Business Retreat. She has been recognized as one of the most trusted voices for Makers and Creative Entrepreneurs. Her coaching and consulting enterprise trains thousands of new and evolving entrepreneurs every day.
– Title: Parenting Your Child To Success– Description: Many entrepreneurs attribute their success to the encouragement of their parents. Dr. Sharon Fried Buchalter, author of "Children Are People Too" guides us on how to be excellent cheerleaders for our kids.
The Vault is an archive of my first podcasts so there is a record for you to enjoy. Welcome to the Vault Episode 99 featuring my interview with Dr. Sharon Fried Buchalter a licensed marriage and family therapist and the author of “Children are People Too: Unlocking the 8 Secrets to Family Happiness.” This practical…
– Title: Be A Nichepreneur!– Description: According to today’s guest, Susan Friedmann, author of "Niches To Riches: How to Make It BIG in a Small Market," there are 7 strategies for using a very small niche to make a very big splash.
The Vault is an archive of my first podcasts so there is a record for you to enjoy. Welcome to the Vault Episode 98 featuring my interview with Susan Friedmann, the brilliant mind behind “Riches in Niches.” Today, we delve into her groundbreaking book and explore a concept she aptly calls the “niche manure.” Susan unveils…
It seems that, since I’ve been posting so much about keeping more of the money you make, clipping coupons and destroying credit cards, at least one journalist has officially labeled me a "consumer expert." Well, I am definitely a consumer. And I suppose I’m an expert at being a consumer since…
The Vault is an archive of my first podcasts so there is a record for you to enjoy. Welcome to the Vault Episode 97 featuring my interview with Kerul Kassel, the brilliant author behind “Stop Procrastinating Now: 5 Radical Procrastination Strategies to Set You Free.” As February draws to a close, many of us are reflecting…
Danielle Flemming of Danielle and Company, winner of “Best In Show” at Extracts, talks about her winning product and how she enjoys being a small business owner.
[Note: this post was slightly updated on February 22, 2010.] I am the founder and president of the Indie Beauty Network (IBN) so it will come as no surprise that I think my members make the best products in the world. Whether you want candles, sugar scrubs, perfumes, essential oils, lotions, jewelry, body oils, hair…
Connecting With More People Increases Your Bottom Line One question I get over and over again is how I got thousands of subscribers to my email newsletter. The answer is: I got to know my customers and consistently filled my newsletter with information they enjoy reading. Lots of people ask me…
The Vault is an archive of my first podcasts so there is a record for you to enjoy. Welcome to the Vault Episode 96 featuring my interview with Steven Little. Drawing inspiration from the concept of perfection often attributed to the number 7, our guest has authored “The 7 Irrefutable Rules of Small Business Growth.” While…